A motorcyclist died at the scene and his
passenger later died at an area hospital after crashing Thursday morning on
Sherman Drive.

Authorities identified the motorcycle
driver as James P. Guy, 41, and the passenger as Tiffany N. James, 25. Both
were Denton residents.

Lonny Haschel, Texas Department of
Public Safety spokesman, said troopers tried to stop a black Yamaha motorcycle
on a traffic stop shortly after 8 a.m. when the motorcyclist sped off and fled.

“Troopers observed a motorcyclist on
Loop 288 at U.S. Highway 380 traveling north when they began to make a stop for
a registration violation,” Haschel said.

The driver continued on and exited at
Sherman Drive, turning south onto Sherman, Haschel said.

“The motorcyclist elected to cross
double yellow lines as a van pulled out onto East Sherman Drive from
Buckingham, and [the motorcyclist] then began driving southbound in northbound
lanes at a high rate of speed,” Haschel said.

As the motorcycle approached Denton Fire
Station No. 4 at Kings Row, the driver of a black 2008 Chevy Silverado in the
right lane saw the motorcyclist approaching and tried to avoid a collision,
Haschel said.

The motorcycle struck the front of the
Chevy truck, ejecting the motorcyclist and his passenger.

Haschel said the motorcyclist was
traveling “much faster” than the trooper.

James was initially transported to
Denton Regional Medical Center. Later in the day, she was transported to Texas
Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth, where she died, officials said.

Troy Taylor, the chief death
investigator for Denton County, said the two were wearing helmets.

“The impact was too severe,” Taylor
said. “He was going an estimated 90 mph and his helmet flung off. His cause of
death was blunt force trauma to the head.”

Haschel said the driver of the truck
sustained minor cuts and bruises from shattering glass but was not transported
to a hospital.

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